ICS Telecom at the heart of Your Communications - part I
ATDI consultants played a significant role assisting in the preparation of tender documentation supporting Your Communications' industry-wide ITT for supply of BFWA infrastructure and services following their successful bid to the Radiocommunications Agency for 28GHz spectrum...more >>

ICS Telecom at the heart of Your Communications - part II
Your Communications understand that building and upgrading a BFWA infrastructure is no mean feat. It is here that they have grown to rely on the features of ATDI's ICS Telecom...more >>

Planning tools extended to the hobby sector
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), the amateur radio representative body, have recently taken delivery of a copy of Hertz Mapper from ATDI to aid the planning of the extensive network of repeaters around the country...more >>

HTZ Warfare (Radar) tool models MSSR performance
Raytheon Systems Ltd has recently acquired the HTZ Warfare (radar) tool from ATDI Ltd, for use in coverage prediction for Raytheon's world bearing Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radars (MSSR)...more >>

Radiocommunications Agency purchase site-wide license
Following individual supply of both HTZ Simulation and ICS Telecom over the past six years, the UK Radiocommunications Agency (RA) has taken delivery of a suite of ICS Telecom decision support tools to be used across the organisation...more >>

Broadcast Regulation at the Radio Authority
The Radio Authority have recently taken delivery of a suite of ICS Telecom tools to support its frequency management function for the sound broadcast licences which it plans and regulates...more >>

ATDI and Radica Broadcast join forces
Radica Broadcast and ATDI join forces to complete a study to find a transmitting location for the newly licensed independentlocal radio service, HertBeat FM...more >>

Coordinating the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland Networks
When Motorola won the contracts to supply the radio networks to both the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Isle of Man Government, it was soon realised that due to the geographical proximity of the two users there would be a high likelihood of mutual interference...more >>

OSCE take ICS Telecom for Kosovo
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has recently taken delivery of one ICS Telecom system for use by their mission in Kosovo (OMIK) operated in partnership with the United Nations...more >>

Spectrum Management in Ireland
ATDI are pleased to announce that they have won a significant order for the provision of spectrum management decision making tools and their integration into a spectrum management system for the Irish Telecommunications Regulator...more >>

Nortel Networks in licence bids
In the recent 26GHz and 3.5GHz point to multipoint (PMP) licence contest in France, the adjudication points included the applicant's ability to speedily deploy the network, its spectral efficiency, the care of the environment and the organisations overall competence. As a result Nortel Networks turned to ATDI for network modelling support...more >>

Microwave network operator increases efficiency
When MLL Telecom needed a solution for responding to in excess of 400 sales enquires a month throughout its operating companies it turned to ATDI  for a microwave network-planning tool, which also included GIS functionality to allow a marketing input and analysis...more >>

Better communications for London Bus network

After a technical review of London's bus radio, automatic vehicle location and Countdown passenger information system which found that whilst the system was fundamentally sound, its performance needed to be improved to meet a changing requirement specification. This article outlines the support given to London Buses from ATDI.

Kent Police plan to coast the Airwave with help of ATDI
ATDI determined the level of guaranteed coverage Kent Police needed to purchase from Airwave for both incidental coverage and guaranteed coverage for Kent Police's overall requirement...more >>

JFMG - a licence to entertain
JFMG are responsible for licensing Programme Making and Special events. In order to provide a more automated approach they turned to ATDI to support this functionality online...more >>

Garda purchase ICS Telecom v.4
To allow planning for future mobile and fixed telecommunications networks including TETRA, the Garda Siochana, (the Irish Police service), have recently taken delivery of ICS Telecom...more >>

CSDT goes live at the BT Mobile Call Centre
BT Mobile contracted ATDI to install a network of their Customer Services Display Tools at their customer services call centre...more >>

Planning for perfection in air traffic control
Commercial aviation is one of the most safety-critical aspects of modern life, and this is especially true for communications. Just as airspace is under pressure from ever-increasing demands, so is the portion of the radio spectrum most used by the aeronautical industry. These systems have to coexist with terrestrial transmissions, which increasingly impinge on the aviation spectrum...more >>

Deploying BWA in Germany
When Nortel Networks asked ATDI to take responsibility for radio planning of a nationwide deployment of their Reunion product across Germany for Star 21, John Berry, ATDI's MD, was confident that the task was well within his company's competence but equally he realised the job did require some careful attention to detail...more >>

BT Paging nationwide network design - part III
ATDI have completed a comprehensive network verification survey during which perceived quality and field strength measurements from the BT Cellnet high speed Flex 6400 bits per second paging system were gathered across a total route length of 25,000km of the UK...more >>

BT Paging nationwide network design - part II
Following the success of the network planning activity, BT Mobile has recently contracted ATDI to go on to prove the performance of the network following installation...more >>

BT Paging nationwide network design - part IV
This article outlines the the contract to enhance  BTs Mobile paging network to allow transmission of Flex 6400 high speed signalling. ATDI supported BT mobile by creating the outline design for the network and completing subsequent network optimisation...more >>

MoD awards PBSMS provisioning contract: ATDI joins with Logica to deliver
The PBSMS (Pilot Battlefield Spectrum Management System) capability is required in order to optimise the electromagnetic spectrum within the operational battle space, at a time when electromagnetic spectrum is under pressure globally. It will be used to evaluate the spectrum management process and inform the requirements documentation for the mature BSMS, which has a required in-service date of 2007...more >>

4th Annual Wireless Broadband Forum

14-17th November 2005, Cambridge, UK

The Wireless Broadband Forum was the official annual conference for the Broadband Wireless Association (BWA). The forum addressed both business and technical issues surrounding all forms of wireless broadband. ATDI provided a workshop on the first day as well as presenting a paper during the conference.

The slides used during the workshop and the paper and assoiated slides are available from the Knowledge base on this site.

High Profile Partners

ATDI along with UK companies ESYS, Schema and Mott MacDonald recently formed a partnership offering a complete range of telecommunications consultancy services.  Initially, the consortium was formed to bid into Ofcom, the newly formed UK telecommunications regulator.  Tenders released in mid-2004 were to appoint a number of preferred consultancy suppliers.  The four principals of the partnership recognise the wider benefits of its creation and now aim to work together on future opportunities.

Review of Wireless Broadband Forum, November 2004

The wireless broadband forum held in Cambridge, UK in November showed just how much the fixed wireless industry of the late 1990's has evolved. However it also illustrated how little has really changed to meet the new, more mature demands of 2005 and beyond.  This article looks at these similarities and differences concluding with a short paragraph on the way ahead for radio modelling in WLAN, WiMAX and other emerging technologies.

ATDI Technology on the Web

Two web applications using ATDI's ICS Telecom technology and a calculator have been added to the ATDI website - www.atdi.co.uk 

End of the line for cellular coverage gaps on trains
Ever used your mobile phone on a train and lost your signal at a crucial point in the conversation? It's a frustrating problem facing millions of commuters every day and until now, one that has not been addressed effectively.  ATDI has joined forces with Atkins Telecoms to develop a detailed methodology to address this long standing problem for cellular network operators and train operators alike.  To augment ATDI's network modelling and radio surveying skills, Atkins Telecoms bring project management, mobile base station acquisition and design skills, railways expertise and `state of the art' geographic information modelling skills...more >>

On top of spectrum trading
A recent consultative document from Ofcom has outlined proposals to liberalise spectrum use by providing a mechanism for licencees to reconfigure their licences or change their use...more >>

Radiocommunications and the avoidance of risk

This title is a contradiction in terms - risk is pervasive in radiocommunications so avoiding it would appear at first sight to be impossible.  So what is risk management in radiocommunications all about? 

ATDI on track in Northern Ireland
Translink, the main public transport provider for Northern Ireland, has contracted ATDI to carry out a verification analysis of its entire train radio network...more >>

ATDI and broadband Britain
As the British Government moves closer to its self-imposed deadline of ensuring that all government services are available electronically by 2005, so the race to connect UK communities to broadband services intensifies. This is particularly true for rural and remote areas, where people and buildings are disparately spread and the geography of the region is often very challenging...more >>

Networking days focus on new automation tool
Twenty three radiocommunications specialists, including several people from Ofcom, attended two of ATDI's increasingly popular User Group Meetings in April and May to hear about a new ATDI process automation tool that could save huge amounts of time and effort for radio planners everywhere...more >>

Communications at the battle of Arnhem 'should have worked' says ATDI MD

September of this year commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the World War II Battle of Arnhem.  It is well documented that if Field Marshall 'Monty' Montgomery's daring plan, Operation 'Market Garden' had succeeded in September 1944, the Western Allies could have ploughed their way across one of the last great natural barriers between them and Germany, thus ending the Second World War by six months and saving countless lives on both sides.

GSM / 3G network planning - hitting the target with ICS Telecom
An ambitious project to complete a GSM/3G network plan for large number of individual cities across a country as well as a national plan for the whole territory within just ten working days has been delivered on time by ATDI using its high powered, industry-standard ICS Telecom software...more >>

Spectrum Management - Ofcom contracts ATDI for next phase of MASTS analysis
Following the successful work carried out by ATDI to test and analyse the effectiveness of Ofcom's potentially revolutionary MASTS algorithm, (see previous edition of Contact) the regulator for the UK communications industries has commissioned ATDI to carry out further analyses to enable the effective use of the new spectrum management methodology...more >>

Improved maintenance package launched
Cut-price training, extended telephone & email support and a free ½ day on-site visit by an experienced ATDI engineer every six months are some of the key features of a new, improved technical support and maintenance package now being offered by ATDI...more >>

Spectrum research news from Ofcom, the UK regulator
Quotient Associates / ATDI and Indepen / Aegis Systems reports on the international framework of spectrum management...more >>

Co-ordinating the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland networks
When Motorola won the contracts to supply the radio networks to both the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man Government, it was soon realised that due to the geographical proximity of the two users there would be a high likelihood of mutual interference...more >>

ATDI provides flexible solution for defence agency
When the UK Defence Communication Services Agency (DCSA) decided it needed a one-stop planning and mapping solution - along with the latest training for its own in-house engineers - it immediately turned to ATDI...more >>

New solution to improve HF planning
Radiocommunications professionals are often so used to being attached to terrestrial networks operating in the VHF and UHF bands that it is quite easy to overlook other important areas of the spectrum, in particular, High Frequency (HF)...more >>

Logica-ATDI team wins MOD pilot spectrum management contract
Logica recently announced a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), won through Competitive Tender, to enhance its battlespace capabilities through the development and implementation of a Pilot Battlespace Spectrum Management System (PBSMS). 
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Kickstarting BFWA licencing
The broadband fixed wireless access business worldwide has gone through hell in the last few years.  Initially the dot com bubble caused substantial growth and new telecommunication companies started up to deliver broadband services to large and small organisations. ..more >>

Thames Valley Police checks Airwave with new surveying equipment from ATDI
Thames Valley Police force has bought two GeminiT systems and one LibraT upgrade from ATDI to enable it to establish a dedicated radio network surveying resource for the new radio network due to be put into service later this year. ..more >>

Indoor network design for WiFi applications
ICS Telecom, ATDI's flagship network planning tool, has been extended to incorporate indoor network deployment functions for WiFi and other confined space applications including IEEE 802.11-b systems.
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'On the move' radio planning - new function in HTZ Warfare
ATDI has incorporated an on-the-move (OTM) function in HTZ Warfare, its flagship military modelling platform. ..more >>

Getting the most out of spectrum
ATDI, in partnership with telecommunications consultancy Quotient Associates, has been working on a contract for Ofcom to analyse the opportunities for British Industry to make greater autonomous use of the radio spectrum.  ..more >>

Partnership with EADS boosts ATDI plan for new German office
Leading radiocommunications solutions provider ATDI has signed an agreement with global technology giant EADS that will enable the company's industry-standard radio planning and modelling tools sold into all EADS divisions and to all EADS customers throughout Germany, giving plans for a German office of ATDI a significant boost...more >>

Macro recorder
ATDI is shortly to release an add-on component to allow the customisation and automation of its series of software applications.  It is part of a  development programme which will spawn several new products...more >>

ESAT BT in 3G with ICS Telecom
Southern Ireland based Esat BT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK telecoms operator, BT plc, is another example of a diverse customer benefiting from ATDI software and expertise...more >>

Staffs Police seek verification
ATDI has been contracted to undertake a verification analysis for the UK county of Staffordshire's Police force to ensure that the force's commissioning of the O2 Airwave system, mm02's advanced TETRA-based communications network for the emergency services, meets all of its radio requirements.  ATDI is using its ICS Telecom software, tailored with specific coding, to undertake the study...more >>

Will the next WiFi hotspot be on Mars?
Specialised industries, such as the military or space industries, are increasingly using solutions based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products. It is a way to reduce costs and deployment time of new systems...more >>